Newly-promoted Takapuna AFC and Waiheke Island will celebrate their promotions to the Northern League in front of their own fans when the 2022 competition gets underway in late March. Takapuna, back in the top tier after winning promotion last year … Read More
Two stalwarts of Auckland’s Eastern Suburbs club have been awarded Life Memberships to recognise their contributions to the club. Andy Robertson (left) and Jim Marsh (right) joined the Lilywhites honours list when fellow members acknowledged their achievements at the club’s … Read More
With few exceptions, the 2022 intake of new coaches at Lotto NRFL second division clubs are young and keen to forge reputations. New faces will be in the second tier dugouts, some a result of new appointments and others will … Read More
Clubs in the north have been busy over the summer with new coaching appointments and some exploring the benefits of partnerships with other clubs. With the 2022 Northern League season looming, here’s Friends of Football’s round-up of what’s been happening … Read More
Eastern Suburbs defender Cory Vickers and his partner Brittany Adams have raised more than $3,600 to promote mental health through hiking the length of New Zealand’s South Island. Vickers (29), a full-time welfare officer with the Auckland club, says the … Read More
As the 40th anniversary of their last national league title looms next year, South Auckland club Manurewa is undergoing a resurgence ahead of their 2022 season. While the signing of 15-cap New Zealand international striker Monty Patterson (25) captures most … Read More
Birkenhead United striker Alex Greive has signed an 18-month deal with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren. The 22-year-old Aucklander – who scored 25 goals in 33 games last year – had been training with the club since late last year … Read More
Some high profile coaching appointments are being revealed as Auckland and Waikato clubs prepare for their 2022 seasons. Recent announcements include: Auckland United – José Figueira Figueira (39) (main photo) joins Northern League club United after compiling an impressive coaching … Read More
Manukau United have appointed Rudy Mozr as their Technical Director and head coach for the club’s Northern League first-team “for 2022, and beyond”. Mozr joined the South Auckland club at the start of 2021, and took over the first team … Read More
Auckland City could use their remaining fixtures to test a few on-field changes after clinching the new-look Northern League. Head coach José Figuera told the club’s website: “We may experiment with a few things in the next three games now … Read More